With insurance premiums set to rise sharply for at least 22 million Americans, Mike Johnson unveils alternative
With health insurance premiums set to rise sharply for at least 22 million Americans who purchase their coverage through Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces using tax credits that will expire at the end of this year unless Congress acts, the US House speaker Mike Johnson unveiled a Republican alternative late Friday.
Johnson’s bill comes as his party refuses to ext...
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House Republicans release last-minute healthcare plan; TSA defends sharing traveler names with ICE – as it happened
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The admiral in charge of US military forces in Latin America will retire two years early, AP reports, amid rising tensions with Venezuela that include Wednesday’s seizure of an oil tanker and more than 20 deadly strikes on suspected drug-smuggling boats.
Three US officials and two people familiar with the matter told Reuters that Admiral Alvin Holsey was pushed out by defense secretary Pete Hegseth. Two officials said Hegseth had grown frustrated with Southern Command as he sought to flex US military operations and planning in the region.
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Trump shares false claim Obama earned $40m in ‘royalties’ from Obamacare
US president promoted fictional claim from satirical website that has been debunked repeatedly since 2017
Donald Trump promoted the false claim that Barack Obama has earned $40m in “royalties linked to Obamacare” in a post to his 11 million followers on Truth Social on Sunday.
The fictional claim that the former US president receives royalty payments for the use of his name to refer to the Affordable Care Act, which he signed into law in 2010, has been repeatedly debunked since...
Senate Republicans embrace Trump’s call – from his Florida golf course – to replace Obamacare
Amid a historic government shutdown, some senators on Capitol Hill are working this weekend on an unpopular bill
US senators are working through the weekend for the first time since the government shutdown began more than a month ago, but hopes for a bipartisan agreement on how to end the standoff, and keep healthcare affordable for millions of Americans, appeared to recede as Republican senators floated a proposal toxic to Democrats: scrapping the Affordable Care Act (ACA), known as...
Obamacare insurance prices will jump up 26% next year, report predicts
Enhanced subsidies keeping premiums affordable for millions will expire, threatening to more than double what households pay out of pocket
People in the US shopping for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplaces will face a steep 26% average price increase next year, according to new analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation released just days before enrollment begins on 1 November.
The jump represents one of the sharpest rises since the healthcare program l...
Why healthcare spending was at the center of the US government shutdown battle
Democrats said they won’t vote for legislation unless Republicans reversed Medicaid cuts and extended subsidies
US government shutdown – live updates
The federal government shut down on Wednesday in part, due to a battle between Democrats and Republicans over healthcare spending.
Democrats had said that they would not vote for legislation to keep the government open unless Donald Trump and Republicans, who hold the majority in Congress, agreed to reverse...
Tensions expected as Trump meets with top Democrats and Republicans in effort to avoid shutdown
Trump and Republicans are unfazed at prospect of shutdown, and talks with Democrats are anticipated to be confrontational
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Democrats and Republicans are gearing up for a crunch White House meeting with Donald Trump in an 11th-hour bid to avert a potentially damaging federal government shutdown.
Monday’s gathering is aimed at reaching an agreement over funding the government and largely hinges on Democrat demands for an extensi...
Mayors sue over Trump’s efforts to restrict Obamacare signups
Democratic mayors challenge new rules that give millions of people less time to enroll in coverage
New Trump administration rules that give millions of people a shorter timeframe to sign up for the Affordable Care Act’s health care coverage are facing a legal challenge from Democratic mayors around the country.
The rules, rolled out last month, reverse a Biden-era effort to expand access to the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance, commonly called “Obamacare” or the ACA. The previous Democratic administration expanded the enrollment window for the coverage, which led to record enrollment.
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US supreme court ruling sets stage for more politicized science under RFK Jr
Experts call decision that found health secretary has power to convene key panel ‘classic good news, bad news’
A US supreme court decision affirming the constitutionality of Obamacare sets the stage for more politicized science in the future, health law experts said about the court’s decision.
The court’s majority opinion in Kennedy v Braidwood Management found that an expert panel – the preventive services taskforce – convened under the Affordable Care Act is under the direct oversight of the health secretary.
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US supreme court ruling sets stage for more politicized science under RFK Jr
Experts call decision that found health secretary has power to convene key panel ‘classic good news, bad news’
A US supreme court decision affirming the constitutionality of Obamacare sets the stage for more politicized science in the future, health law experts said about the court’s decision.
The court’s majority opinion in Kennedy v Braidwood Management found that an expert panel – the preventive services taskforce – convened under the Affordable Care Act is under the direct oversight of the health secretary.
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